What bad effects are supposed to happen if one overdoses on Vitamin A?
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. It is stored primarily in the liver. Excess Vitamin A accumulates there — it is not excreted out of the body. Therefore, the number one bad effect is it can ruin your liver. This may make you more prone to liver cancer, hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver etc. since your liver cannot function properly or efficiently to fight off these diseases should you ever be prone to them. If you are a woman, taking more than 10,000 units of Vitamin A while pregnant can give you the risk of having a defective child. I work out regularly in the gym doing weight lifting and cardiovascular exercises. However, when I swam a few laps in a pool a few weeks ago, I felt tired easily. What could be the reason for this? One of the basic principles of fitness is called the “specificity of training”. It means that you become fit in whatever you train for. Since your fitness routine consists of the treadmill, stairclimber, and stepper plus weights, these are the activities tha